tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post1576219970559949378..comments2023-06-28T07:59:16.685-04:00Comments on PTSD: A Soldier's Perspective: Where Seconds Become Days and Hours Become EternityScott Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17861938200417302754noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-86959081842793227982009-08-02T23:39:17.870-04:002009-08-02T23:39:17.870-04:00I'm praying for both of you Scott A. Lee and ...I'm praying for both of you Scott A. Lee and Skybird564.......God Almighty heal these young men and reveal Yourself to them so they can be and do what You originally planned for them. Give them peace of mind and strength and patience for everything they do. I pray this for them in Jesus' Name. Amen.<br />LynnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-61166205899663633012009-07-29T11:44:34.474-04:002009-07-29T11:44:34.474-04:00Welcome home my friend, I will pray for you my bro...Welcome home my friend, I will pray for you my brother. We have to work hard at engaging others and connecting emotionally. For us it becomes the norm to disconnect from family and friends and easy to latch onto our negative side. We used this perspective in combat and it sustained us, gave us life and with it we wielded great power over others. This frame of mind has no value in civilization and relegates us to the fringes of society. Recovery can take some time, learn to be patient with self and the rest will follow.Scott Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861938200417302754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207713177773691778.post-53296634569675412662009-07-25T00:37:54.390-04:002009-07-25T00:37:54.390-04:00I was always worrying about how I would react to t...I was always worrying about how I would react to the first firefight/Indirect Attack/IED. As a Platoon Sergeant I couldn't even of crying like a child or running from the situation. When it did happen, I noted that where I should have been full of fear I simply felt detached from reality. I could function normally, return fire, give orders and generally do exactly what I had done in training. I brought that detached feeling home with me and 18 months later I was in a PTSD ward in a VA Hospital. I have been doing PET for six months now and the hypervigilance is going away. I still experience RAGE over extremely small things that others don't even notice. Pray for me.Skybird564https://www.blogger.com/profile/13232765113815737535noreply@blogger.com